kick around

phrasal verb

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kick around

(also kick about especially in British English)

(informal)

(usually used in the progressive tenses通常用于进行时) to be lying somewhere not being used被闲置；闲置不用
- There's a pen kicking around on my desk somewhere.我书桌上什么地方闲放着一支钢笔。
to go from one place to another with no particular purpose（无目的地）四处游荡，闲逛，到处走
- They spent the summer kicking around Europe.他们在欧洲各地晃悠了一夏天。

kick somebody around

(informal) to treat somebody in a rough or unfair way粗暴地对待某人；虐待；凌辱
- She’d had enough of being kicked around by her boss.她已经受够了被老板踢来踢去。

kick something around

(also kick something about especially in British English)

(informal) to discuss an idea, a plan, etc. in an informal way非正式谈论（或讨论）某事；随便谈谈
- We’ll kick some ideas around and make a decision tomorrow.我们将会谈谈某些想法，明天作出决定。